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Cameron Jerrell Newton[1] (born May 11, 1989)[2] is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn and was drafted as the first overall pick by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft. Newton is the only player in the modern era to be awarded the Heisman Trophy, win a national championship, and become the first overall pick in an NFL draftwithin a one-year span.[3] He was the 2011 NFL Rookie of the Year, is a three-time Pro Bowler, and was named to the NFL All-Pro First Team in 2015.

In his rookie year, Newton broke all-time NFL rookie records for passing and rushing yards. He became the first NFL quarterback to throw for 400 yards in his first game, shattering Peyton Manning's first-game record by 120 yards. He also broke Otto Graham's 61-year-old record for passing yards by any quarterback in an NFL debut.[4] Newton went on to become the first rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a season.[5] He also ran for 14 touchdowns, more in a single season than any quarterback in NFL history, breaking Steve Grogan's 35-year-old record.[6]

In 2015, Newton became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 30 touchdowns and rush for 10 in the same season (35 passing, 10 rushing).[7] He also became the only quarterback ever to have 300 yards passing, 5 touchdown passes, and over 100 yards rushing in the same game.[8]Newton capped off the 2015 season by capturing MVP honors and leading his Panthers to a 15–1 record and a trip to Super Bowl 50.
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In his NFL debut game on September 11, 2011, Newton was 24–37 passing for 422 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception, in a 28–21 road loss to the Arizona Cardinals. With a quarterback rating of 110.4, he also rushed for a touchdown, and became the first rookie to throw for 400+ yards in his first career game. His 422 passing yards broke Peyton Manning's rookie record for most passing yards on opening day.[75]

In his second career game, a 30–23 home loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, Newton broke his own record, set the weekend previously, with 432 yards passing, throwing and rushing for a touchdown.[76] Newton's 854 passing yards through the first two games of the season, the most in league history by a rookie,[77] broke the NFL record of 827 set by Kurt Warner in the 2000 season and stood as the most by any quarterback in the first two weeks of the season until New England's Tom Brady broke the mark again later in the day with 940.[77] He also became the only player to begin his career with consecutive 400-yard passing games[78] and broke the Carolina Panthers franchise record of 547 yards previously held by Steve Beuerlein.[79] After Newton's second career game, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers commented, "I think someone said in the locker room that I'm kind of glad we played him early in the season because when he figures it out fully, he's going to be even tougher to stop."[79] Newton's three additional interceptions against the Packers tied him for the most interceptions thrown in the league. His total passing yards over the first three games was 1,012 yards.[80]

The Panthers recorded their first victory of the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars 16–10. Newton threw for 158 yards and 1 touchdown.[81] The Panthers played the Atlanta Falcons, losing 31–17 while passing for 237 yards with no passing touchdowns.[82] Newton increased his team's record to 2–5 with a week 7 win over the Washington Redskins 33–20. He threw for 256 yards and 1 touchdown, completing 18 of his 23 passes. He also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, including one run for 25 yards. This performance brought Cam a passer rating of 127.5, his highest yet.[83] With Carolina's win over the Indianapolis Colts, Newton became the fourth rookie quarterback to pass for over 3,000 yards in his first season, joining Peyton Manning, Matt Ryan, and Sam Bradford. Newton set the NFL rushing touchdown record for quarterbacks on December 4, 2011, rushing for his 13th touchdown of the season in the fourth quarter against Tampa Bay. The historic performance was part of a career-high three rushing touchdowns, which were part of a 38–19 win. In that game, he also caught a 27-yard pass from wide receiver Legedu Naanee, making him a triple threat.[84] On December 24, 2011, in a 48–16 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Newton threw for 171 yards and 3 touchdowns and also rushed for 65 yards and a score.[85] In the process, he broke Peyton Manning's record of 3,739 yards passing for a rookie. On January 1, 2012 against the New Orleans Saints, Newton threw for 158 yards and became the first rookie quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards.[86] He finished his rookie season with 4,051 yards. Over the course of the season, when Newton had a turnover, the team was 0–10; when he had no turnovers, the team went 6–0.[87]

On January 22, 2012, Newton was named to be heading to the Pro Bowl after the New York Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game. Because Eli Manningwas one of the three quarterbacks for the NFC to be selected, and with Newton being picked as the NFC alternate later in December, Newton was able to play in the Pro Bowl with Manning headed to the Super Bowl. He finished the Pro Bowl with 186 yards along with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.[88] Newton was named both AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year on February 4, 2012. He became the second straight number one pick to win the AP Rookie of the Year, after Sam Bradford won it the previous season. He was also the first Panther to win the Offensive award, but the second Panthers rookie of the year, following Julius Peppers, the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2002. Cam received his Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year awards on the inaugural NFL Honors award show, with 47 of the 50 possible 50 AP votes (the other 3 going to Andy Dalton). He also landed the number 5 and 2 play of the year with his 49-yard touchdown run against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5), and his touchdown fumblerooski to Richie Brockel vs. the Houston Texans. He has the nickname Superman due to his touchdown celebration. Newton was rated as the 40th best player in the NFL by his peers on the NFL Top 100 player list.[89] His rookie season was when he started the Carolina Panther tradition "Sunday Giveaway", where the Panthers offensive players typically give away the football that they just scored a touchdown with to kids in the stands.[90]

2012 season

Newton in 2012

The Panthers finished the season at 7-9.[91]Though this season could be seen by some as a "Sophomore Slump," he did improve in many statistical categories, improved on his efficiency, and cut back on his turnovers. Cam's noticeable decline in rushing touchdowns was due partially to the Panthers signing Mike Tolbert before the season began. Tolbert, a versatile fullback, was able to score goal line touchdowns as Cam had his rookie season. In Week 14, a 30–20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, he had a career-high 116 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown to go along with 287 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.[92] He finished his second professional season with 3,869 passing yards, 19 passing touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 741 rushing yards, and eight rushing touchdowns.[93] Newton also led the league in Yards Per Completion (13.8) [94] and was tied for second with Peyton Manning in Yards Per Attempt (8.0) behind Robert Griffin III.[95] Newton was rated as the 46th best player on the NFL Top 100 Player

2013 season: first playoff appearance

Newton in 2014 Pro Bowl.

The 2013 season turned out to be a success, with Newton leading his team to a 12–4 record and a first round bye in the playoffs.[96] In the regular season, he recorded 3,379 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 585 rushing yards, and six rushing touchdowns.[97][98] Newton was selected for the 2014 Pro Bowl. The week after he lost his first NFL playoff game to the San Francisco 49ers. In the 23–10 loss, he had 267 passing yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions to go along with 54 rushing yards.[99][100]Newton was drafted 3rd in the first annual Pro Bowl Draft, by Team Sanders. Newton played the second and third quarter, and rushed for a touchdown. Newton was rated as the 24th best player on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014 list.[1

s of 2013 list.[89]

2014 season: injury-plagued season

A couple months following the playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, on March 21, 2014, Newton underwent surgery to "tighten" up his ankle ligaments, which Newton admitted he had dealt with since his college days at Auburn University.[102] The estimated recovery time was four months, which caused him to miss training camp and the first preseason game.[103]During the third preseason game against the New England Patriots, Newton suffered a hairline fracture on his ribs after a hit from Jamie Collins.[104] Newton's streak of starting 48 consecutive games was snapped during the Panthers opening game 20-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[105] Newton made his debut during Carolina Panthers home opener against the Detroit Lions in week 2. He recorded 300 yards of offense with a touchdown, no turnovers, and a 100.2 quarterback rating en route to a 24–7 victory.[106] Through his first 3 starts in the season, Newton recorded a 110.8 quarterback rating against the blitz.[107] During the Panthers week 5 victory against the Chicago Bears, Newton led the Panthers from a 14-point deficit and was named to the Pro Football Focus (PFF) Team of the Week for his performance.[108] Senior producer of NFL Films Greg Cosell and respected Football Outsiders columnist and Pre Snap Reads owner, Cian Fahey, both noted Newton's clear development and growth as a pocket passer.[109][110][111] During the Panthers Week 6 37–37 tie against the Cincinnati Bengals, Newton accounted for 91% of the offense, recording a career-high 29 of 46 completions for 286 yards with 2 touchdowns and an interception along with 17 rushing attempts for 107 yards and a rushing touchdown, the most since the 2012 Week 14 win against Atlanta, when he had 116 on nine carries.[112][113] Through the first six games in the season, Newton averaged 2.53 seconds to attempt a pass (2.73 in 2013) and has had the ball out in under 2.5 seconds on 51.8% of his drop-backs (40% in 2013).[114]Newton had arguably his best game of the season in a 41–10 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Newton completed 21–33 passes for 226 yards and 3 touchdowns. Along with that he had 83 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.[115] He was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in that game and with this performance, Newton has had four games with at least 200 passing yards and 80 rushing yards with multiple touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown.[116] That is the most such games in NFL history.[117] Two days following the Saints game, Newton was involved in a well-publicized car crash in which he fractured two vertebrae in his lower back. He missed only one game and returned to the field a week later in a match against the Cleveland Browns to make the final end-of-season push to win the NFC South division and once again make the playoffs.[118]

Newton led the Carolina Panthers to the first back-to-back division titles in the NFC South since the formation of the division and became the first quarterback since Michael Vick and Randall Cunningham as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with four seasons with at least 500 rushing yards.[119] During the season, Newton also tied John Elway, Otto Graham, and Y. A. Tittle for 10th all time in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 33.[120] Further, with his four victories in December, Newton ranked second in the NFL in December wins over the past four years with 14 only behind Tom Brady.[121] Newton’s 33 rushing touchdowns were the most by a quarterback in his first four seasons. He is also the only player in NFL history to have 10,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards in his first four seasons and the first to have at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards in four consecutive seasons.[122]

The following week, Newton led the Panthers to their first playoff win in nine years in the wildcard round over the Arizona Cardinals, throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns while running for 35 yards.[123]

Newton and the Panthers were defeated by the Seattle Seahawks 31–17 in the divisional round of the playoffs. Newton was 23–36 for 245 yards with 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions and 37 rushing yards.[124] Despite missing two games and dealing with ankle, rib, throwing hand, and back injuries through the entire season, Newton was rated as the 73rd best player in the NFL on the NFL Top 100 player list.[125]

2015 season: MVP season and Super Bowl 50 appearance

Newton in Super Bowl 50 against the Denver Broncos

On June 2, 2015, the Panthers and Newton agreed to a five-year, $103.8 million contract extension.[126]Through the 2015 preseason, Newton graded as PFF's best quarterback.[127] During the season-opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Newton finished with 175 yards passing, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, while rushing for 35 yards. This was the first NFL opening-day victory for Newton (the Panthers won their opener in 2014 with an injured Newton on the sidelines).[128]During the Panthers' week 2 victory over the Houston Texans, Newton finished with 195 yards passing, 2 passing TDs, and 1 interception, while rushing for 76 yards and one touchdown.[129] In week three against the New Orleans Saints, Newton passed for 315 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions with a rushing touchdown.[130] It marked the 26th game in Newton's career in which he had a passing and a rushing touchdown, ranking 2nd all time in NFL history behind only Steve Young (31).[131] Further, it marked the 14th time in his career where Newton notched two-plus touchdown passes and at least one rushing touchdown, third-most in the NFL since 1960, behind only Steve Young(17) and Fran Tarkenton (16).[132] Through the first three games of the season, Newton accounted for 76% of the total offensive yards and 88% of the total touchdowns the Panthers generated.[132] Newton helped lead the Panthers to a 3–0 start, the first time they had done so since the 2003 NFL Season. Several experts noted Newton's continued growth as a quarterback; Gil Brandt noted Newton's improving internal clock in the pocket, citing his career low sack percentage of 4.8% in the early season;[132] senior NFL columnist for CBSSports.com, Pete Prisco, noting Cam's improved pocket patience, mechanics, and ability to read defenses;[133] Cian Fahey noted Newton's development into a refined pocket passer with the athleticism to diversify any offense with a multidimensional run game.[134] In the following week, during a 37–23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Newton went 11 of 22 passing for 124 yds and two touchdowns while leading the team in rushing with 51 yards to give the Panthers a 4–0 record for the first time since 2003.[135] As a rusher, through the first four weeks, Newton ranked 3rd in the NFL in rushes for first downs.[136]

Following a Week 4 bye, Newton threw for 269 yards, two interceptions, and a touchdown and rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown while leading the Panthers to victory against the Seattle Seahawks. It marked just the 3rd home Seahawks loss in the Russell Wilson era.[137]It also marked the first franchise win in Seattle and Newton's 9th career fourth-quarter comeback win.[138] During the game, Newton also recorded the 36th career rushing touchdown of his career; over that span, only Marshawn Lynch and Adrian Peterson were the only players to record more rushing touchdowns since 2011.[139] Through the first 5 weeks of the season, Newton recorded a career-high 67.6% of passes under pressure.[140] The following week, Newton led the Panthers to a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, earning the Panthers their first 6–0 record in franchise history; during the game, he threw 3 interceptions and recorded his 28th game with a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown.[141] In week 8, against the Colts, Newton threw for 248 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception, as the Panthers moved to 7–0 with a 29–26 overtime victory;[142] with the win, Newton became the first quarterback in NFL history to earn a comeback victory with his team trailing in overtime.[143]

The following week, Newton led the Panthers to their first 8–0 start in franchise history with a 37–29 victory over the Green Bay Packers; Newton went 15–30 for 297 yards passing, three touchdowns, and one interception to go along with 9 rush, 57 yards, and 1 touchdown.[144]Further, for the first time in his career, Cam Newton threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns in a single half.[145] For his game against the Packers, Newton was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.[146] The following week, during the Panthers 27–10 victory over the Tennessee Titans, Newton went 21 for 26 passes for 217 yards and 1 passing touchdown while recording 9 rushes for 23 yards and 1 rushing touchdown. Newton began the game with 11 straight completions, tying his career best in a single game (vs. Bucs on 11/18/12).[147] The following week, Newton led the Panthers to a 44–16 victory over the Washington Redskins. During the game, Newton threw for a career-high 5 touchdown passes and became the only quarterback in NFL history with 100+ passing touchdowns and 25+ rushing touchdowns in his first vfive seasons.[148] For his efforts, Newton was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.[149] During the Panthers 33–14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, Newton completed 16-of-27 passes for 183 yards, including going 8-of-16 on third downs, and rushed 12 times for 45 yards and a touchdown.[150] During the Panthers 41–38 victory over the New Orleans Saints, Newton finished with 380 combined passing and rushing yards and five touchdown passes. He was 10 of 14 for 154 yards, 2 touchdowns and a 147 QB Rating under pressure. He also led the game-winning 75-yard touchdown drive to the Panthers undefeated through their first 12 games.[151] For his performance, Newton was named NFC Offensive Player of the week for the third time in five weeks. The last time a player achieved that feat was 2007, when Tom Brady of the New England Patriots won three player of the week awards in five weeks while quarterbacking the New England Patriots during an undefeated regular season.[152] The following week, during the Panthers 38–0 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Newton completed 15 of 21 passes for 265 yards, 3 passing touchdowns, and finished with a career-high quarterback rating of 153.3.[153] The Panthers amassed 225 yards of offense in just the first quarter of the game; a franchise record. During the Panthers thrilling 38–35 victory against the New York Giants, Newton went 25 of 45 for 340 yards and 5 passing touchdowns while adding 8 rushes for 100 yards, his third career game with at least 100 rushing yards.[154] Newton also led the Panthers on his 12th-ever game-winning drive, and his fourth of the season.[155] For his efforts, Newton was again named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Newton became the NFL's first player to win the award four times in a seven-week span since San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006.[156]

Through the first 15 weeks of the NFL season, Newton led the Panthers to a 14–0 record. During that span, he also threw the second-most touchdown passes and led the NFL with 40 combined passing and rushing touchdowns. Newton was on the field for 660 of Carolina's 923 plays in which he was either the decision-maker or ball carrier after the snap, which accounted for 72 percent of the Panthers' total snaps. Further, Newton had the second-lowest percentage of passing yards gained after the catch among NFL quarterbacks and 40 of Carolina's 49 touchdowns this season were either thrown or run by Newton.[157]

The Panthers had their first setback in the 20–13 away loss to the Atlanta Falcons. In the loss, Newton was 17 of 30 for 172 yards.[158] In a 38–10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the regular season finale, Newton tied his season-best completion percentage (80.77), threw for almost 300 yards and added a pair of touchdowns and had his first game with two rushing touchdowns since Week 12 of the 2012 season. His passer rating of 139.3 was the second best mark he posted all season.[159] For his efforts, he was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the fifth time in the season.[160] Newton became the first player to win five NFC Offensive Player of the Week awards in a nine-week span within a season and his five awards tied for the most in a season in NFL history (Tom Brady, 2007).[161] Cam Newton led NFL quarterbacks in rushing attempts, rushing yards, and rushing touchdowns in 2015.[162] Newton's 45 total touchdowns during the regular season marked the most touchdowns by a single player since 2013. Newton was selected as the 2015 NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year by the PFWA.[163]

Newton during Super Bowl 50

Newton and the Panthers finished the season with a 15–1 record, a franchise best, and earned a first-round bye in the playoffs. They defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional round 31–24, despite nearly blowing a 31–0 lead, and went on to defeat the Arizona Cardinals 49–15 in the NFC Championship game to face the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. In the NFC championship game, Newton completed 19 of 28 passes for 335 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed 10 times for 47 yards and two touchdowns.[164] The Panthers' 49 points were the highest in NFC Championship history.[165]

On February 6, 2016, Newton was named NFL MVP.[166]

In Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016, which pitted the Panthers' top-ranked offense against the Denver Broncos' top-ranked defense, the Panthers lost by a score of 24–10. The game was generally a one-score affair until a few minutes left in the fourth quarter. The defense of both teams performed extremely well and led to both offenses struggling terribly throughout the game. Newton was sacked six times and Manning was sacked 5 times, both quarterbacks fumbled twice, and both threw an interception.[167][168][169]

Newton was ranked as the top player in the NFL by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.[170] For the season, Newton has sold the 7th most merchandise from March 2015 to February 2016.[171]

2016 season

In the opening game of the 2016 season, in a Super Bowl 50 rematch against the Denver Broncos, Newton surpassed two of Steve Young's NFL records, one for the most career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, with his 44th, and the other for most games with a passing and rushing touchdown, with his 32nd.[172] This also tied Otto Graham's all-time professional American football mark of 44 rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.[173][174]

On October 2, in a loss at the Atlanta Falcons, Newton suffered a concussion on a two-point conversion run and missed the rest of the game. Newton also missed the next game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

On December 4, against the Seattle Seahawks, Newton was benched for the first offensive series for a dress code violation. It was Newton's first professional game, other than his first career preseason game in 2011, in which he began the game as the backup.[175]

For the 2016 season, Newton completed 52.9 percent of his passes, marking a career worst in that category. He threw 19 touchdown passes, 16 less than the previous year, and 14 interceptions, the second most of his career behind his rookie season.[176] The Panthers regressed from their 15-1 record from the previous year to a 6-10 record in 2016.[177] Despite a down 2016 season, Newton was still ranked 44th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.[178]

2017 season

On March 30, Newton had surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff on his throwing shoulder.[179][180]

During a press conference on October 4, Newton was asked a question by Jourdan Rodrigue, a female sportswriter for The Charlotte Observer, regarding passing routes. Newton smirked and said it was "funny" to hear a female talk about routes, then answered her question.[181] His remarks were viewed as sexist by Rodrigue as well as many in the media.[181][182][183] It later surfaced that Rodrigue had previously mocked Newton using a Twitter account with which she had also posted racist comments, causing the publication BlackSportsOnline.com to label her a hypocrite.[184] The following day, yogurt company Dannon dropped Newton as a sponsor.[185][186] Newton uploaded a video to Twitter later that day in which he apologized for his remarks.[187] During Monday Night Football against the Miami Dolphins in Week 10, Newton threw for 254 yards and rushed for 95 yards with 4 total touchdowns. The Panthers combined for 294 rushing yards and 548 total yards of offense as the Panthers won 45–21.[188][189] His performance in Week 10 earned him NFC Offensive Player of the Week.[190] He finished the regular season with 3,302 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, 16 interceptions and a career-high 754 rushing yards.[191] The Panthers made the playoffs as the #5-seed.[192] In the Wild Card Round against the New Orleans Saints, he was 24 of 40 for 349 yards and two touchdowns as the Panthers lost by a score of 31–26.[193]

NFL career statistics

Regular season statisticsPassingRushingFumbles
SeasonTeamGPGSCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDINTRateAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost2011 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 16 | 310 | 517 | 60.0 | 4,051 | 7.8 | 21 | 17 | 84.5 | 126 | 706 | 5.6 | 49T | 14 | 5 | 2
2012 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 16 | 280 | 485 | 57.7 | 3,869 | 8.0 | 19 | 12 | 86.2 | 127 | 741 | 5.8 | 72T | 8 | 10 | 3
2013 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 16 | 292 | 473 | 61.7 | 3,379 | 7.1 | 24 | 13 | 88.8 | 111 | 585 | 5.3 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 1
2014 | Carolina Panthers | 14 | 14 | 262 | 448 | 58.5 | 3,127 | 7.0 | 18 | 12 | 82.1 | 103 | 539 | 5.2 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5
2015 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 16 | 296 | 495 | 59.8 | 3,837 | 7.8 | 35 | 10 | 99.4 | 132 | 636 | 4.8 | 47 | 10 | 5 | 4
2016 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 14 | 270 | 510 | 52.9 | 3,509 | 6.9 | 19 | 14 | 75.8 | 90 | 359 | 4.0 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2
2017 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 16 | 291 | 492 | 59.1 | 3,302 | 6.7 | 22 | 16 | 80.7 | 139 | 754 | 5.4 | 69 | 6 | 9 | 1
Totals | 109 | 108 | 2,001 | 3,420 | 58.5 | 25,074 | 7.3 | 158 | 94 | 85.3 | 828 | 4,320 | 5.2 | 72T | 54 | 44 | 18Playoffs statisticsPassingRushingFumbles
SeasonTeamGPGSCmpAttPctYdsTDINTRateAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost2013 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 267 | 1 | 2 | 79.9 | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0
2014 | Carolina Panthers | 2 | 2 | 41 | 68 | 60.3 | 444 | 4 | 3 | 80.8 | 18 | 72 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2
2015 | Carolina Panthers | 3 | 3 | 53 | 91 | 58.2 | 761 | 3 | 2 | 87.3 | 27 | 95 | 3.5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2
2017 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 1 | 24 | 40 | 60.0 | 349 | 2 | 0 | 105.1 | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0
Totals | 7 | 7 | 130 | 224 | 59.8 | 1,821 | 10 | 7 | 83.9 | 63 | 258 | 4.0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4

NFL accomplishments and records

Awards

NFL MVP (2015)

Best NFL Player ESPY Award (2016)

PFWA All-NFL Team (2015)

PFWA All-NFC Team (2015)

Bert Bell Award (2015)

PFWA All-Rookie Team (2011)

All-Iron Award (2015)[194]

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month (September 2011)[132]

3× Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (Weeks 4, 15, 16 2011)[132]

9× NFC Offensive Player of the Week[152]

Consensus All-American (2010)

First-team All-SEC (2010)

Sporting News College Player of the Year (2010)

Rookie records

Most combined touchdowns for a rookie in NFL history (35)

Most combined yards for a rookie in NFL history (4,784)

First and only rookie to pass for more than 4,000 yards and rush for more than 700 yards

First rookie in NFL history to pass for more than 400 yards in back to back games, September 11, 2011 vs. Arizona Cardinals and September 18, 2011 vs. Green Bay Packers[195]

Records and achievements

Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in NFL history (47)[196]

Most passing yards by a quarterback in first two games (854), September 11, 2011 vs. Arizona Cardinals and September 18, 2011 vs. Green Bay Packers[197]

Most games in NFL history with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown (32)[198]

Most player of the week awards in a single season (5) tied with Tom Brady[199]

First player in NFL history and most games with at least 250 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, 1 passing touchdown, and 1 rushing touchdown in a single game (2)[200]

Most games in single season with at least one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown (8) [201]

Only player in NFL history with at least 30 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns in same season[202]

Most rushing touchdowns in single season by a quarterback (14), achieved on December 4, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers[203]

Most combined yards in a player’s first five seasons (21,560)[204]

First quarterback and fifth player in NFL history with at least 500 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 4.8 yards a carry in 5 consecutive NFL seasons[205]

First quarterback in NFL history to win both NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and NFL MVP at some point in his career.

Most passing yards by a quarterback in debut game (422), September 11, 2011 vs. Arizona Cardinals[206]

First quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 400 yards in first two career starts, September 11, 2011 vs. Arizona Cardinals and September 18, 2011 vs. Green Bay Packers[195]

Fastest player to throw for 1,000 yards (at Arizona Cardinals, vs. Green Bay Packers, and vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)[207]

Sixth quarterback to throw for 400+ yards in back to back games[206]

First player in NFL history with at least five rushing touchdowns and five passing touchdowns in his first five games[208]

Twenty-fifth NFL player (and first quarterback) to have 20 rushing touchdowns in first two seasons [209]

First player to have 30 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns in first two seasons[210]

First player in NFL history with 50 passing touchdowns and 25 rushing touchdowns in his first three seasons[211]

First player in NFL history with 4,000+ passing yards and 10+ rushing touchdowns in a season[212]

First player in NFL history with 4,000+ passing yards and 500+ rushing yards in a season[213]

First quarterback in NFL history with 100+ pass touchdowns and 25+ rush touchdowns in first five seasons[148]

First quarterback in NFL history with multiple seasons of 20+ passing touchdowns and 10+ rushing touchdowns in a season [214]

First player in NFL history with 10,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in his first three seasons[215]

First player in NFL history with 10,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards in his first four seasons[216]

First player in NFL history to have at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards in five consecutive seasons[217]

First quarterback in NFL history to rush for 100+ yards and pass for 300+ yards with 5 touchdowns in a single game (December 20, 2015).[218]

First player in NFL history with 100+ rush yards and 5 pass touchdowns in a single game[217]

First player with 3,500 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns in a single season (2011, 2015)[205]

First quarterback in NFL history with 10+ rushing touchdowns in multiple NFL seasons (2011, 2015)[219]

Fifth quarterback in NFL history with 3+ games with 5+ touchdown passes in a season[217]

Fourth quarterback to win 17+ straight regular season starts in the Super Bowl era[217]

Most games in NFL history with at least 200 passing yards and 80 rushing yards with multiple touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown (4 games)[220]

3rd quarterback in NFL history with 2+ passing touchdowns and 1+ rushing touchdown[221]

2nd quarterback in NFL history with 3+ passing touchdowns and 1+ rushing touchdown[222]

Most touchdown passes from a player from Auburn[223]

First starting quarterback to win the NFC South in consecutive seasons (2013–2015)

Second player in NFL history with 7,500+ pass yards and 40+ pass touchdowns in first two seasons, joining Peyton Manning ('99)[224]

First quarterback in NFL history to earn a comeback victory when trailing in overtime[143]

3rd quarterback in NFL history to pass for over 3.000 yards in his first five seasons[225]

2nd most 5+ touchdown games in a single season (3)[226]

2nd quarterback with 300+ passing yards and 100+ rushing yards in a single game[227]

First player in Super Bowl era to pass for 300 yards and rush for multiple touchdowns in a playoff game [228]

Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in his first four seasons [229]

Carolina Panthers franchise records

Note: records current as of 2017 off-season[230]

Pass completions, career (1,710), rookie season (310)

Pass attempts, career (2,928), playoff game (41, 2016-02-07 N-DEN)

Passing yards, career (21,772), game (432, 2011-09-18 GNB), playoff game (335, 2016-01-24 ARI), rookie season (4,051), rookie game (432, 2011-09-18 GNB)

Passing touchdowns, career (136), game (5, three times, shared with Steve Beuerlein),[231] rookie season (21), rookie game (3, 2011-10-30 MIN and 2011-12-24 TAM, shared with Kerry Collins)

Interceptions, rookie game (4, 2011-11-20 @DET; shared with Kerry Collinsx2 and Chris Weinke)

Passer Rating, season (99.4 in 2015), game (153.3, 2015-12-13 ATL), playoff career (83.9), rookie season (84.5), rookie game (142.4, 2011-12-24 TAM)

Times sacked, career (221), game (9, 2014-11-10 @PHI; shared with Frank Reich), playoffs (16; shared with Jake Delhomme), playoff season (8 in 2015; shared with Jake Delhomme), playoff game (6, 2016-02-07 N-DEN), rookie season (35)

Yards per pass attempt, career (7.44), season (7.98 in 2012), game (12.65, 2012-09-16 NOR), playoff season (10.68 in 2013), playoff game (11.96, 2016-01-24 ARI), rookie season (7.84), and rookie game (11.41, 2011-09-11 @ARI)

Passing yards per game, career (234.1), playoffs (245.3), playoff season (267 in 2013), and rookie season (253.2)

300+ yard passing games, career (15) and rookie season (3)

4000+ yard passing seasons: 1 (shared with Steve Beuerlein)

Rushing touchdowns, career (48), rookie season (14), rookie game (3, 2011-12-04 @TAM; shared with Fred Lane)

Yards per carry, career (5.18), season (5.83 in 2012), rookie season (5.60)

Rush/Rec Touchdowns, playoff game (2; shared with 3 players), rookie season (14), rookie game (3, 2011-12-04 @TAM; shared with Fred Lane)

Games with 1+ TD, rookie season (10)

Games with 2+ TD, rookie season (3)

Most combined yards in franchise history[232]

Most NFC Offensive Player of the Week Awards in a single season (5)[233]

2nd player in franchise history to win NFC Offensive Player of the Week Award multiple times in a single season[149]

Completions in a row (15) (December 6, 2015 vs. New Orleans Saints)[234]

1st quarterback in franchise history to throw four TD passes in the first half of a game (November 22, 2015 v Washington Redskins)[235]

Personal life

Newton in 2011.

Newton is the son of Jackie and Cecil Newton Sr., who was cut as a safety from the pre-season rosters of the 1983 Dallas Cowboys and 1984 Buffalo Bills,[236][237] and the younger brother of Cecil Newton, Jr., a center who most recently played for the Baltimore Ravens.[238] His youngest brother, Caylin, is starting quarterback for the Howard Bison.[239] Newton was also a talented baseball and basketball player as a youth but developed a fear of being hit by a pitch in baseball and could not avoid foul trouble on the basketball court. He stopped playing baseball at 14 years old and quit basketball shortly into his high school career.[240]

Newton is a Christian. Newton spoke about his faith after winning the 2011 BCS National Championship Game saying, "It’s just a God thing. I thank God every single day. I’m just His instrument and He’s using me on a consistent basis daily."[241]

In addition to his commitment to football, Newton participates in motivational speaking.[242]

On December 9, 2014, Newton was involved in a car crash in Charlotte; his vehicle flipped. Newton suffered two back fractures and was held overnight at the hospital for observation. Witnesses claim that the truck Newton was driving rolled over multiple times.[243] Newton would make a full recovery in 12 days.

Newton graduated with a degree in sociology in the spring of 2015.[244]

Newton is a self-proclaimed pescetarian.[245]

Newton partnered with Southern department store chain Belk on his own clothing line, MADE by Cam Newton.[246]

On December 30, 2015, Newton confirmed on Twitter that he and his longtime girlfriend Kia Proctor, had welcomed a son named Chosen Sebastian Newton on December 24, 2015, in Atlanta. He also tweeted "I've been quiet about this because I didn't want to create a distraction for my team and appreciate the privacy in this joyous time"[247][248]

On February 3, 2017, Newton and Proctor welcomed their second child, a daughter named Sovereign-Dior Cambella Newton.[249]

See also

2010 College Football All-America Team

List of first overall National Football League draft picks

List of Heisman Trophy winners

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Further reading

Layden, Tim. "The Real Thing". Sports Illustrated Kids 23.10 (2011): 50. Article on Cam Newton's first 3 games in the NFL.

External links

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NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 3: MICHAEL VICK, 3,954 YARDS. Now a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Vick was an Atlanta Falcon when he became the first signal-caller to rush for at least 1,000 yards (1,039 to be exact) in a season. He also has an NFL QB career-record nine games of rushing for at least 100 yards.
born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played 13 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected by the Falcons as the first overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. During his six years with the Falcons, Vick was regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities and was named to three Pro Bowls. He holds the record for the most career rushing yards by a quarterback (6,109) and the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season (1,039).

Vick's NFL career came to a halt in 2007 after he pleaded guilty for his involvement in a dog fighting ring and spent 21 months in federal prison. His arrest and subsequent conviction garnered Vick notoriety with the general public, which lasted throughout the rest of his career. He was released by the Falcons shortly before leaving prison.

After serving his sentence, Vick signed with the Eagles in 2009. As a member of the Eagles for five years, he enjoyed the greatest statistical season of his career and was named to a fourth Pro Bowl in 2010, but left the team after being unable to match his prior success. In his final two seasons, Vick played for the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers for one year each, primarily as a backup. He officially retired from professional football in 2017 after spending the entirety of the 2016 season in free agency.
He has 22,468 carear passing yards